ENTRY LEVELS
Skill Levels Breakdown
Skills not included in the breakdown below will be assessed and placed at the discretion of the on-site judging panel.
Created for dancers with minimal training and no prior competition experience. This level is designed for first-time competitors to explore the stage in a supportive, low-pressure environment while building confidence and excitement for performing.
Ideal for dancers with limited competition experience or those taking three or fewer hours of classes per week. This level helps dancers establish a foundation of skill and comfort on stage while beginning to grow as performers.
Turns
Single pirouette and double pirouettes, pique turns, chainés, pencil turns, attitude turns, and illusions.
Leaps/Jumps
Saut de chats, grande jetés, stag leaps, calypsos, and firebirds.
Acro
Somersaults, backbends, cartwheels, splits, walkovers, handstands, and round-offs.
Designed for dancers with moderate competition experience who train four to six hours per week. This level balances challenge and development, encouraging dancers to refine their technique and performance quality.
Turns
Triple pirouettes, double attitude turns, turns in second, and fouettés.
Leaps/Jumps
Reverse leaps, turning c jumps, axles, leaps in second, switch leaps, and turning discs.
Acro
Dive rolls, diving front walkovers, front limbers, handsprings, and, aerials.
Created for advanced dancers training seven or more hours per week. These performers demonstrate strong technical ability and stage presence, ready to elevate their artistry and compete at the highest level.
Turns
Quads, changing spot turns in second, Fouetté sequences ending in multiple pirouettes or leaps, and needle turns.
Leaps/Jumps
Switch centers, switch tilts, switch arabesques, butterfly leaps, and 360/540s.
Acro
Flips, full, layouts, back tucks, handsprings,
Celebrates dancers of all abilities. This level provides a welcoming, inclusive space where performers can share their joy for dance and shine on stage in a supportive and encouraging environment.
One advanced trick does not automatically place a routine in the Advanced/Bloom level.
Judges consider each of these skills in conjunction with the following:
- Consistency of advanced skills throughout the routine
- Technical execution
- Overall choreography difficulty
- Musicality and performance quality
- Strength, flexibility, and control
- Number and variety of advanced elements
PLEASE NOTE
The information provided regarding experience levels is meant to be a guideline. The decision is made at the discretion of each studio owner based on these guidelines. Please be sure to reevaluate and update your dancers' experience levels prior to registration for a new season.
All Duo/Trio, Group, or Production routines will be automatically placed in the level of the majority of the dancers, defaulting to the highest possible experience level in the instance of equal placement.
*Please keep in mind, that no competition can concretely know how many hours a week a student is in the studio or how much competition experience a student has. We trust that studio directors will use sound judgment when entering levels for dancers. Dancers that are obviously under-placed can be moved up an experience level by our judges. If this occurs, you will be notified by your Competition Director.
GENERAL CATEGORIES
SOLO: 1 Dancer
DUET: 2 Dancers
TRIO : 3 Dancers
SMALL GROUP: 4 - 9 Dancers
LARGE GROUP: 10 - 19 Dancers
PRODUCTION: 20 or More Dancers